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2008 Toyota Highlander Specs

When you buy a new vehicle, you want to know everything about the car, everything that comes standard with it and what the options are. View all of the specs for the 2008 Toyota Highlander such as the 18 mpg in the city and 24 mpg on the highway and compare them with similar vehicles to find the right car for you.
2008 Toyota Highlander
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Fuel Economy:17 MPG city / 23 MPG highway
Transmissions:5 Speed Automatic
Drivetrains:Four Wheel Drive, Front Wheel Drive
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  Highlander Base Sport Utility Performance Specs  
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3,456 cc 3.5 liters V 6 front engine with 93.9 mm bore, 83.0 mm stroke, 10.8 compression ratio, double overhead cam, variable valve timing/camshaft and four valves per cylinder 2GR-FE
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Unleaded fuel 87
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Multi-point injection fuel system
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19.2 gallon main unleaded fuel tank 16.0
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Power: 201 kW , 270 HP SAE @ 6,200 rpm; 248 ft lb , 336 Nm @ 4,700 rpm
  Highlander Base Sport Utility Handling Specs  
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Four-wheel ABS
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3.478:1 axle ratio
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Brake assist system
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Four disc brakes including two ventilated discs
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Electronic brake distribution
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Electronic traction control via ABS & engine management
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Fullsize alloy rim under body spare wheel
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Stability control
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Strut front and rear suspension independent with stabilizer bar and coil springs
  Highlander Base Sport Utility Exterior Specs  
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Body color front and rear bumpers
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Driver and passenger power partial-painted door mirrors
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External dimensions: overall length (inches): 188.4, overall width (inches): 75.2, overall height (inches): 69.3, ground clearance (inches): 8.1, wheelbase (inches): 109.8, front track (inches): 64.0, rear track (inches): 64.0 and curb to curb turning circle (feet): 38.7
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Complex surface lens halogen bulb headlights
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Luxury trim
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Pearl paint
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Fixed rear window with defogger and intermittent
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Roof spoiler
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Tinted glass on cabin, rear and side
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Underbody protection for fuel tank and for engine
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Weights: gross vehicle weight rating (lbs) 6,000, curb weight (lbs) 4,178, gross trailer weight braked (lbs) 2,000 and max payload (lbs) 1,822
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Windshield wipers with variable intermittent wipe
  Highlander Base Sport Utility Interior Specs  
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12v power outlet: cargo and 1, 12v power outlet: front and 2
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Air conditioning with rear outlet
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Fixed mast antenna
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Audio system with AM/FM and CD player CD player reads MP3
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Automatic drive indicator on dashboard
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Cargo area light
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Cargo capacity: rear seat down (cu ft): 95.4 and all seats in place (cu ft): 10.3
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Clock
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Full dashboard console with covered storage box, full floor console with covered storage box modular, partial overhead console with covered storage box
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Delayed/fade courtesy lights
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Cruise control
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Front seats cup holders fixed, rear seats cup holders pop out, 3rd row seats cup holders fixed
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Door ajar warning
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Door pockets/bins for driver seat, passenger seat and rear seats
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Driver front airbag with multi-stage deployment, passenger front airbag with occupant sensors and multi-stage deployment
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Bucket driver seat with height adjustment and tilt adjustment, bucket passenger seat
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Height adjustable 3-point reel front seat belts on driver seat and passenger seat with pre-tensioners
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Front seat center armrest
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Two height adjustable active head restraints on front seats, three height adjustable head restraints on rear seats, two height adjustable head restraints on 3rd row seats
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Headlight control with time delay switch-off
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Illuminated entry system
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Internal dimensions: front headroom (inches): 40.6, rear headroom (inches): 40.1, front hip room (inches): 56.7, rear hip room (inches): 56.5, front leg room (inches): 43.2, rear leg room (inches): 38.3, front shoulder room (inches): 59.7, rear shoulder room (inches): 59.5 and interior volume (cu ft): 145.7
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Knee airbags driver
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Low tire pressure indicator
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Remote power locks includes trunk/hatch
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Power steering
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Front power windows with one one-touch, rear power windows
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Front reading lights
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3-point reel rear seat belts on driver side, passenger side and center side
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Rear seat center armrest
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Three asymmetrical 40/20/40 front facing reclining rear seats with fore/aft adjustment and zero adjustments
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Rear view mirror
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Remote fuel filler door release
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Remote control remote trunk/hatch release
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All three rows side curtain airbag
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Front seat back storage
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Upgraded cloth/velour seat upholstery with additional upgraded cloth/velour
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Seating: seven seats and 1 or 2
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Service interval indicator
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Front side airbag with occupant sensors
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Six speaker(s)
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Plastic steering wheel with tilt adjustment and telescopic adjustment
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Tachometer
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3-point reel third row seat belts on driver side and passenger side
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Bench front facing one-piece third row seats with two seat capacity that fold flat to floor
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Driver and passenger vanity mirror
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Ventilation system with micro filter
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